In response to intrusive new rules introduced by the Chinese government, GoDaddy -- the world's largest domain registrar, by a long shot -- will no longer register domain names in China. GoDaddy is run by a man who has beliefs that I have serious issues with and the company has been an inconsistent defender of freedom of speech. But GoDaddy is very powerful so it could (along with Google's recent moves) be important.

Google to Stop Censoring Search Results in China. About time.

Google's behavior has been devastating to human rights in China and this is a much-needed and long overdue about-face. This comes late, but it could matter a lot. The fall-out from this will play a large role in determining the future scope of the Chinese government's control of the Chinese internet.